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Florida Community Action Agency Supports Clients through Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst [caption id="attachment_2491" align="alignright" width="200"] “The Family Self-Sufficiency Program has changed my life in so many ways, all for the better for me and my daughter. Before I was introduced to this program, I was an average single mother with a high school diploma, working for minimum wage. Once I began this program,
New Beginnings for NASCSP
-- By Steve Payne, NASCSP Board President -- We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014) As you know better than most, the recession may be over, but life is still as hard as it’s ever been for the people we serve. Hard-working families, squeezed between stagnant wages and
READ MOREReflections on a Grand Policy Experiment
-- By Gretchen Knowlton, Policy Director It’s May once again, and once again we celebrate Community Action Month and all we've accomplished as a network. This year, though, we celebrate one of those milestones that, however arbitrary, seems to carry great significance. It’s the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty and the creation of Community Action. Poverty rates remain high, and
LIHEAP Hit with "Deep Freeze" as Temperatures Plunge
The recent article in the Huffington Post, As Nation Enters Deep Freeze, Congress is Making Sure Poor Americans Stay Cold, does an excellent job of highlighting the impact of sequestration budget cuts on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The creative infographic paints a clear picture of how those cuts are felt across the country as temperatures plunge and heating costs are
Opportunity in the United States
-By Eric Stam, Senior Analyst- Where is opportunity in America? I had a chance to find out at a forum convened by Opportunity Nation and Washington Monthly on Capitol Hill this November 4th to discuss just that question and share insights from the recently released 2013-14 Opportunity Index. The Opportunity Index measures opportunity in the nation’s communities based on three categories of
